I don't know exactly what this is called. It might have been posted already but it's kind of hard to find a post when you don't even know what it's called. Anyways here is the problem.

When making a series of multiple turns on a parking lot, the accord has terrible understeer and then on a sharp turn I heard a "pop!". I look and my tire is right front tire is deflated completely but as soon as I took it to a garage, there was no hole on the tire and inflated with ease. Any ideas? Any solutions so that this doesn't happen again?

Are thin tires such as P225/35/R18, for example worth it for better handling or are they just for looks. Would thicker tires be better?

 

you rolled your tire off the rim it sounds like, what tire and size were you running?

 

Sounds like it came off the rim. What tire pressure were you running at the time? Usually happens if the pressure is low or the rim is damaged.

When you say "thinner" and "thicker", I assume you are refering to the tire's height (and not width)? The benefit of a shorter tire is less total diameter, so overall shorter gearing. Also, less sidewall to flex around and feel mushy. The drawback is harsher ride from less sidewall.

If you meant "thin", as in width, then there are benefits in poor weather, snow and dirt especially. The thinner tire can cut through slush and stuff to reach pavement. A wider tire would "float" above the mush and skid around. But in general, on pavement, wider is better.

 

what about a "low" profile tire? wouldn't that really short tirewall be more suspectable to rolling off the rim?

 

Yes, if not inflated properly.. Lower profile tires will only handle better in terms of transitional responce, but not overall grip, and that is what matters...

I would pick a 225/50/15 anyday over a 225/40/17...
Cheaper
Lighter wheel
Cheaper
Cheaper wheels
Cheaper
Less rotational mass..
Cheaper

Did I mention that 15" is much cheaper?

 

A couple of months ago, I was shopping for 15" tires, and boy-o-boy were they cheap! Blew my mind!

 

Rolled it off of the rim. I think I had the tires running a little low on air for better traction. Actually, does less air provide better traction?

 

yes, to a point though that you will ruin the tire, either by it comming off, or scrubbing the sidewall....

 

would a 225/50-15 tire fit on a 15x7 rim?

thanks in advance,

aj

 

Very nicely.

 

You might need to play around with offset some to minimize rubbing.... I'm running 225/45 15 Kumho's on stock size/offset rims with no rubbing but the 225/50's would take a 5mm spacer and still rub under full lock.

 

I have said it a million times before - There is NO performance in Bling! Bling!

 

i find that using 15" 50 series seems good. Fairly good contact patch, also r spec tires are what you should and probably using of course. On my teg i set fronts lower then the rear, melted a few tires pushing the car through some long sweepers. To bad i set the presure at 28 psi before hand, guess i was a bit too hot.

 

what are you talking about, just the other day I saw a guy in a gold woven seat and cast iron 19'' rims in the shape of Go-Go Dancers race around doing 11sec 1/4 miles J/K

I was wondering if bigger rims provided better traction but from the looks of it, 15'' seem to be the best size rims for the cars whether you are autocrossing or drag racing or going to the mailbox and back